2011 Mississippi gubernatorial election explained

See also: 2011 United States gubernatorial elections.

Election Name:	2011 Mississippi gubernatorial election
Country:	Mississippi
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2007 Mississippi gubernatorial election
Previous Year:	2007
Next Election:	2015 Mississippi gubernatorial election
Next Year:	2015
Election Date:	November 8, 2011
Image1:	File:Secretary Perry with Govt Phil Bryant KSS2455 (32743097363) (cropped 2).jpg
Nominee1:	Phil Bryant
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	544,851
Percentage1:	60.98%
Electoral Vote1:	82
Nominee2:	Johnny DuPree
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	348,617
Percentage2:	39.02%
Electoral Vote2:	40
Map Size:	250px
Governor
Before Election:	Haley Barbour
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	Phil Bryant
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)
Flag Year:	2001

The 2011 Mississippi gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2011. Incumbent Republican Governor of Mississippi Haley Barbour was unable to run for a third term due to term limits.

Republican nominee Lieutenant Governor Phil Bryant defeated the Democratic nominee, Hattiesburg Mayor Johnny DuPree. Sworn in on January 10, 2012, Bryant became only the third Republican Governor of Mississippi since Reconstruction. This is the first election in which Republicans won three consecutive gubernatorial elections in the state. This was also the first time that Issaquena County and Benton County voted Republican since Reconstruction.

Republican primary

Candidates

• Phil Bryant, Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi
• Dave Dennis, former New Orleans Federal Reserve Board Chairman
• Ron Williams, businessman
• Hudson Holliday, Pearl River County Supervisor
• James Broadwater, businessman

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	class=small	Sample size	Margin of error	Phil Bryant	Dave Dennis	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	March 24–27, 2011	400	± 4.9%	align=center	63%	14%	3%^[1]	20%

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Johnny DuPree, Hattiesburg Mayor
• Bill Luckett, businessman and attorney
• William Bond Compton, Jr., 2007 candidate for governor
• Guy Dale Shaw

Runoff results

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	Rothenberg Political Report^[2]		November 4, 2011
Governing^[3]		November 4, 2011
Cook^[4]		November 4, 2011
Sabato^[5]		November 4, 2011

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	class=small	Sample size	Margin of error	Phil Bryant (R)	Johnny DuPree (D)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	November 4–6, 2011	796	± 3.5%	align=center	54%	40%	—	6%
Public Policy Polling	March 24–27, 2011	817	± 3.4%	align=center	56%	25%	—	19%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	class=small	Sample size	Margin of error	Dave Dennis (R)	Johnny DuPree (D)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	March 24–27, 2011	817	± 3.4%	align=center	41%	28%	—	31%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	class=small	Sample size	Margin of error	Hudson Holliday (R)	Johnny DuPree (D)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	March 24–27, 2011	817	± 3.4%	align=center	37%	28%	—	35%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	class=small	Sample size	Margin of error	Phil Bryant (R)	Bill Luckett (D)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	March 24–27, 2011	817	± 3.4%	align=center	53%	27%	—	20%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	class=small	Sample size	Margin of error	Dave Dennis (R)	Bill Luckett (D)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	March 24–27, 2011	817	± 3.4%	align=center	43%	27%	—	32%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	class=small	Sample size	Margin of error	Hudson Holliday (R)	Bill Luckett (D)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	March 24–27, 2011	817	± 3.4%	align=center	38%	28%	—	34%

Results

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

• Adams (Largest city: Natchez)

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Benton (largest municipality: Ashland)
• Chickasaw (Largest city: Houston)
• Copiah (Largest city: Hazlehurst)
• Issaquena (Largest city: Mayersville)
• Jasper (Largest city: Bay Springs)
• Prentiss (Largest city: Booneville)
• Wayne (largest municipality: Waynesboro)
• Winston (Largest city: Louisville)

See also

• 2011 United States elections

External links

Candidates (Archived)

• Phil Bryant
• Johnny Dupree
• Bobby Kearan
• Hudson Holliday

Information

• Elections at the Mississippi Secretary of State
  • Statewide Sample Ballot
• Mississippi gubernatorial election, 2011 at Ballotpedia
• 2011 Mississippi Governor Candidates at Project Vote Smart
• Campaign contributions for 2011 Mississippi Governor from Follow the Money
• Mississippi Governor 2011 from OurCampaigns.com

Notes and References

1. Hudson Holliday 2%, James Broadwater 1%, Ron Williams 0%
2. Web site: Gubernatorial Ratings Inside Elections . www.insideelections.com.
3. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20110801190131/http://www.governing.com/blogs/politics/update-2011-2012-gubernatorial-contests.html . An Update on the 2011-2012 Gubernatorial Contests . August 1, 2011 . July 25, 2011 . Governing.
4. Web site: 2011/2012 GOVERNORS RACE RATINGS . The Cook Political Report . September 15, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111007113156/http://cookpolitical.com/charts/governors/raceratings_2011-09-15_14-50-15.php . October 7, 2011.
5. Web site: 2012 Governor . Sabato's Crystal Ball .